Games out this week: 'Halo 4', 'LittleBigPlanet Karting'

Two strong platform exclusive releases this week; one the return of a blockbuster first-person shooter, the other a novel take on the action-packed karting genre.

Halo 4

Release date: November 6 (worldwide)Platforms: Xbox 360

The return of Microsoft's blockbuster franchise starts another trilogy of adventures. In the campaign, Master Chief dusts himself off to fight a mysterious new enemy threatening the galaxy, multiplayer becomes sharper and faster, while Spartan Ops mode offers new episodic co-operative challenges over the coming months.

This LittleBigPlanet spinoff allows players to tinker all kinds of kart racing mechanics, from the tracks down to the camera, weapons and opposition, offering potentially limitless course designs both online and off.